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On a Sunday when Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady squared off for the first time in their illustrious NFL careers, and Johnny Manziel scored for the first time in his less-than-illustrious rookie season, it was another first that kept the San Diego Chargers in the playoff hunt. With their 34-33 victory, the Chargers became the first West Coast team to win a regular-season game against the Ravens in Baltimore. San Diego never led until the final 38 seconds, when Philip Rivers threw a one-yard scoring pass to Eddie Royal, a touchdown set up by an interference-in-the-end-zone call on the Ravens. "These are the kind of games you got to win to get in [the playoffs], and these are the kind...

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